What color is #90B8B2?

#90B8B2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #90B8B2?

The RGB value is 144, 184, 178: 144 red, 184 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #90B8B2?

The complementary color is #B89096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #90B8B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#90B8B2 color

#90B8B2 rgb(144, 184, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #90B8B2 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 72.2% green and 69.8% blue (144, 184, 178).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 22% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Treetop (#91B6AC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#90B8B2 color codes

HEX	`#90B8B2`
RGB	`rgb(144, 184, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 72.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 22%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 22%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 3%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, -14.61, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 14.68, 185.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.676, 43.423, 48.56)`
Decimal	`9484466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #90B8B2, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #90B8B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#90B8B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #90B8B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #90b8b2; }
.text { color: #90b8b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #90b8b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 184 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #90b8b2, #90aab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #90B8B2?: #90B8B2 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Treetop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #90B8B2?: The RGB value is 144, 184, 178: 144 red, 184 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #90B8B2?: The complementary color is #B89096, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #90B8B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.